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Audit finds Independence school board violated public meeting law, but overall was 'well managed'

KRPS - Kansas · August 21, 2025

A state audit of the Independence School District found the board had discussed the four-day school week and other topics during closed meetings, violating the Missouri Sunshine Law. The district also had problems with cash handling procedures and...

Missouri State University staff offers advice to families for move-in day

KY3 - Missouri · August 14, 2025

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Back-to-school season is in full swing, and universities around Springfield are welcoming students back to campus starting August 14. Between Thursday and Sunday, 3,500 students will call Missouri State University home....

The Scientific Benefits of Being a Cat Lover

Healthline ·

Research suggests that cats may make us happier and healthier. August 8 is International Cat Day, but for cat lovers, every day is Cat Day. Cats wake us up at 4 a.m. to beg for breakfast and barf on that rug we just cleaned, yet around 23% of us...

Froma Harrop: Did America’s enemies write Trump’s energy policy?

The Dispatch - Mississippi · August 21, 2025

President Donald Trump’s energy policy is utterly screwed up – if you assume America’s interests, and not pleasing his fossil fuel friends, is the objective. This came to the fore when trade adviser Peter Navarro hollered at India for buying...

Calendar of Events Aug. 21-28

Leader Publications - Missouri ·

Thursday, Aug. 21 Cub Scouts Pack 456 recruitment event, 6-7:30 p.m., Wildwood Community Park, 17155 Pond Grover Pkwy., Wildwood. For girls and boys in kindergarten through fifth grade. Those who join can expect a year of rocket launches, a...

Missouri online history collection now features photographs from the Joplin tornado

KSMU - Missouri · August 14, 2025

A new digital collection on the Missouri Secretary of State’s website focuses on the tornado that tore through Joplin on May 22, 2011, damaging and destroying nearly 7,500 residential structures as well as many businesses and leaving 161 people...

Two admit running nearly 20-year pyramid scheme that victimized more than 90 Missourians

Newstalk KZRG - Missouri · August 16, 2025

Home/Latest News/Two admit running nearly 20-year pyramid scheme that victimized more than 90 Missourians ST. LOUIS – Two Missouri men on Friday admitted operating a long-running Ponzi scheme that cost more than 90 victims at least $3 million....

AG Drummond defends state energy, agriculture industries after new net-zero standard

FOX23 News - Oklahoma ·

OKLAHOMA — Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he is demanding answers from a climate action organization after it released a new standard for its members. Drummond and 21 other attorneys general sent a letter to Science Based Targets (SBTi),...

AP Business SummaryBrief at 1:56 p.m. EDT

Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota ·

Retail sales rise 0.5% in July as some shoppers step up purchases ahead of tariffs NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers spent at a healthy pace in July, particularly at the nation’s auto dealerships, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs start to take a...

DNI Tulsi Gabbard Axes Biden-Era Censorship Office that Targeted Conservative Voices in America

The Gateway Pundit · August 21, 2025

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced on Wednesday that she had eliminated the Foreign Malign Influence Center, a Biden-era government organization that worked with social media giants to censor conservatives and voices that...

Write Again . . . A truly amazing life

Washington Daily News - North Carolina · August 21, 2025

Published 10:28 am Thursday, August 21, 2025 Before I actually began writing today’s column, I had an unspoken debate with myself as to whether or not to actually put pen to paper. You see, it’s about a family member, and no disclaimer on my part...

The Most Popular Ice Cream Brand in Each State, According to a New Study

Allrecipes ·

I scream, you scream, the entire U.S. population screams for—say it with me—ice cream, of course! When the dog days of summer call for frozen sweet treats, ice cream is an easy bet. We all have our go-tos, and they might even vary pretty widely...

Patrick Mahomes’ wife sends two-word message to Chiefs QB and Travis Kelce after ‘mind-blowing’ joint announcement

talkSPORT · August 21, 2025

Brittany Mahomes is delighted about her husband, Patrick Mahomes, and Travis Kelce's latest business venture. The three-time Super Bowl-winning pair are opening a restaurant named 1587 Prime in Kansas City, Missouri, and a major update has just...

Virgin Islander Jamal Jones dies in fatal Missouri crash

Virgin Islands News Online ·

Virgin Islander Jamal Jones of Tortola died on August 15, 2025, in a crash between a pedestrian and a tractor-trailer on I-44 in Missouri, USA. Photo: Internet Source LAWRENCE COUNTY, Missouri, USA- A crash between a pedestrian and a...

On Nonexistent Crime "Emergencies": Trump's Politicization of the National Guard

Cato Institute - Washington D.C. · August 21, 2025

Patrick G. Eddington I spent 11 years in the Guard & Reserve (April 1981-May 1992), so I definitely have some thoughts on President Trump’s increasing politically motivated misuse of National Guard (NG) personnel for a “crime emergency” in the...

AP Business SummaryBrief at 12:57 p.m. EDT

Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota ·

Retail sales rise 0.5% in July as some shoppers step up purchases ahead of tariffs NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers spent at a healthy pace in July, particularly at the nation’s auto dealerships, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs start to take a...

‘The Waltons’ Thomas set to play Mark Twain

Coastal Point - Delaware ·

Mark Twain died more than 100 years ago, in 1910, but his sharp wit continues to elicit smiles and nods of agreement with advice such as, “The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like and do what you’d...

A New Law Claims to Curb Teacher Sexual Misconduct. What Does It Really Do?

Education Week · August 21, 2025

In Kentucky, teachers are now banned from interacting on social media with students or electronically communicating with them outside of school district-adopted platforms. The rationale? To reduce teacher grooming of and sexual misconduct with...

Missouri Gaming Commission hears pitches for online sports betting licenses

KOMU 8 - Missouri ·

The Missouri Gaming Commission heard presentations Wednesday morning from three companies competing for two available direct mobile sports wagering licenses. DraftKings, FanDuel and Las Vegas-based Circa Hospitality each made a case for the...

Missouri S&T leader joins InvestMidwest board

Missouri S&T News · August 13, 2025

Christine Karslake, associate vice chancellor for innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization at Missouri S&T, has been named a member of the InvestMidwest advisory board. InvestMidwest has served the innovation ecosystems across the...